ards God, the sinful to
sin no more, and await with glad expectation the coming of the Kingdom.

Love and obey your Heavenly Father, and rest assured that Divine help is
yours. Verily I say unto you that you shall indeed conquer the world!

Only have faith, patience and courage--this is but the beginning, but
surely you will succeed, for God is with you!

ON CALUMNY

Monday, November 20th

From the beginning of the world until the present time each
'Manifestation'(12) sent from God has been opposed by an embodiment of the
'Powers of Darkness'.

This dark power has always endeavoured to extinguish the light. Tyranny
has ever sought to overcome justice. Ignorance has persistently tried to
trample knowledge underfoot. This has, from the earliest ages, been the
method of the material world.

In the time of Moses, Pharaoh set himself to prevent the Mosaic Light
being spread abroad.

In the day of Christ, Annas and Caiaphas inflamed the Jewish people
against Him and the learned doctors of Israel joined together to resist
His Power. All sorts of calumnies were circulated against Him. The Scribes
and Pharisees conspired to make the people believe Him to be a liar, an
apostate, and a blasphemer. They spread these slanders throughout the
whole Eastern world against Christ, and caused Him to be condemned to a
shameful death!

In the case of Muhammad also, the learned doctors of His day determined to
extinguish the light of His influence. They tried by the power of the
sword to prevent the spread of His teaching.

In spite of all their efforts the Sun of Truth shone forth from the
horizon. In every case the army of light vanquished the powers of darkness
on the battlefield of the world, and the radiance of the Divine Teaching
illumined the earth. Those who accepted the Teaching and worked for the
Cause of God became luminous stars in the sky of humanity.

Now, in our own day, history repeats itself.

Those who would have men believe that religion is their own private
property once more bring their efforts to bear against the Sun of Truth:
they resist the Command of God; they invent calumnies, not having
arguments against it, neither proofs. They attack with masked faces, not
daring to come forth into the light of day.

Our methods are different, we do not attack, neither calumniate; we do not
wish to dispute with them; we bring forth proofs and arguments; we invite
them to confute our statements. They cannot